RC 261106702John Perlman
Friday, 6 November 2026
With the count nearly complete, the ANC lost ground in the Eastern Cape, the EFF accepted a weak result, and parties began signalling who they would and would not work with in coalitions.
- 15:34
The ANC has dropped below 50% of the vote in the Eastern Cape for the first time in 30 years, and Premier Oscar Mabuyane blamed a third force working for regime change against the party.
- 15:03
ActionSA's national chair Michael Beaumont says the party will talk to any party in South Africa, but whether it works with them depends on a shared programme of government that serves everyone.
- 17:01
The EFF says it accepts the result after 87% of voting districts were counted, sitting fourth nationally on 9% of the vote, and will hold a closing meeting to diagnose what went wrong.
- 17:27
The IEC says it can release results while objections are still unresolved, though it intends to resolve all objections and respond to objectors before announcing the results.
- 15:08
Brussels has told TikTok to change the harmful design of its For You feed or face large fines under the EU's Digital Services Act, over risks to children and vulnerable users.